NCJ Number
32149
Date Published
1976
Length
110 pages
Annotation
THIS 80-HOUR SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO MEET STATE MANDATED REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED OFFICERS TRAINING TO ALL SWORN PERSONNEL FROM POLICE OFFICER TO CAPTAIN.
Abstract
IT WAS ALSO DESIGNED TO UPGRADE OFFICER SKILLS TO MEET THE DEPARTMENT'S STANDARDS RELATED TO THE ISSUE OF THE USE OF FORCE. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF SEVEN CURRICULUM COMPONENTS - EMERGENCY CARE, DEFENSIVE TACTICS, DRIVER TRAINING, FIREARMS, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, CHEMICAL AGENTS, AND LAW TECHNOLOGY. A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED WHICH FOCUSED ON THE EFFECTS OF TRAINING ON BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM PERFORMANCE OF TRAINEES. PRE AND POST TESTS MEASUREMENTS WERE USED TO EVALUATE THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WAS FOUND TO BE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN ATTAINING ITS PROGRAM GOALS, BUT AT A RELATIVELY HIGH COST TO THE DEPARTMENT. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE AIT PROGRAM HAS A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT UPON THE COGNITIVE AND SKILL-PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT OF TRAINEES AS TESTED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THEIR 80-HOUR TRAINING EXPERIENCES, AS COMPARED AGAINST OFFICERS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED TRAINING, AND AS MEASURED BY THE TESTS DEVELOPED IN THIS STUDY. SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE CONTENT, STRUCTURE, AND FISCAL BASE OF THE PROGRAM ARE PRESENTED. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS AN OUTLINE OF PROGRAM GOALS, TRAINING OBJECTIVES, AND STANDARDS AND AN AIT COURSE SYNOPSIS.